Give Sri Lanka Time

Regarding his Dec. 16 op-ed “A Chance to Close Sri Lanka’s One-Family Show,” Razeen Sally grossly belittles the remarkable economic, political and social strides Sri Lanka has made recently coming out of a quarter century of war on terrorism.

The war-affected northern region is witnessing a remarkable 24% growth. The country’s GDP growth has averaged more than 7% in the past five years and there is real advancement in other macroeconomic and social indicators. The IMF/World Bank/UNDP statistics corroborate Sri Lanka’s progress,...